Why You Should Be Following These 14 Olympians Right Now

The Winter Olympic Games are so close, and Team USA is packed with incredible athletes, who are letting us follow along as they prep for the gold on Twitter and Instagram. As we countdown to the #Sochi Games, here are the Olympians to start follow

The Winter Olympic Games are so close, and Team USA is packed with incredible athletes, who are letting us follow along as they prep for the gold on Twitter and Instagram. As we countdown to the #Sochi Games, here are the Olympians to start following now.

Why You Should Follow Them: This long-time skating duo are favorites to win the gold, and the chemistry they have on the ice follows them when they step off the rink. The two BFFs go to college together and take photos together all the time. Their funny pics and silly tweets are super cute and fun to follow.

Why You Should Follow Him: J.R. is only 23, but he is now the cool new speed skating face of U.S. If you follow him, you will not only get updates on his journey to Sochi, but also some really funny tweets!

Why You Should Follow Her: Gracie Gold is totally the Olympian you'd be besties with. Her fave book series is The Hunger Games, she loves cute animals, and she's still in high school. Following her as she goes for the gold will not only inspire you, but make you LOL too. Gracie is talented and hilarious, not to mention she's got the best #manicuremonday posts ever!

Why you Should Follow Him: Ski slopestyle is making its first-ever Olympic appearance at Sochi, and this 19-year-old was the first American to qualify. If you have no idea what slopestyle is, just follow him for an inside look at the cool new sport. His Twitter is filled with awesome pics of him flipping in the air, and posing with the occasional celeb, like Taylor Swift!

Why You Should Follow Her: The Women's Ice Hockey team is a big favorite for the Winter Games. Last time they took silver—and at only 22, Amanda is trying to make that gold as she appears in her first ever Olympics. And want to hear something super cute? Her big bro, Phil, is on the Men's Ice Hockey team! Expect her Twitter feed to be filled with updates of her journey for Gold as well as pictures of delicious food—pancakes anyone?

Why You Should Follow Her: Ashley is the two-time reigning U.S. Figure Skating Champion, so start following her now before she blows up after winning the gold! Not only is it cool to follow a seriously awesome power girl as she goes after her dreams, but her tweets are also pretty funny. She's supposedly shutting her Twitter down during the Games to focus, so check out her feed now so you can get to know one of the Olympians everyone will be talking about.

Why You Should Follow Her: Jamie owns snowboarding—she is a seven-time Dew Tour gold medalist! If you follow her on Twitter, you'll see all the spots she snowboards with some really cool action shots of her doing her thing.

Why You Should Follow Her: Lindsay became the face and spokesperson for the fight to get women's ski jumping added to this year's Olympics—and now it is an event that women can compete in! On Twitter, you can cheer on this power girl—and get to know her presh cat Newman, who would totally take the gold in the cuteness category!

Why You Should Follow Him: Jason is a fan favorite and makes the crowd go wild when he performs on the ice. The 19-year-old really connects with his fans on Twitter and even shows love for his fellow competitors, too. If you aren't obsessed with him yet, you'll for sure become a fan after following his hilarious tweets and watching the video of him belting out "Part of Your World."

Why you Should Follow Her: Even if you're the Luge isn't one of your fave Olympic sports to follow, you'll love following Kate. Her tweets are hilarious, entertaining, and all about the same stuff you're into: She loves The Ellen Show, Disney and Beyonce, which means you'll probably be retweeting her a lot, too.

Why you Should Follow Him: He's the two-time defending gold medalist in the halfpipe and always does some really awesome new tricks. This year, Shaun is also competing in slopestyle, a new event at the Olympics. Formerly known as "The Flying Tomato," Shaun is a fan favorite, both in the Olympic arena and in the Twittersphere, and has pretty funny tweets to prove why.

Why you Should Follow Her: At only 19, Sarah is expected to win gold in her event. When she's not practicing her jumps or showing her Team USA pride, the adorbs skier sends out really cute tweets, including some mentioning her boyfriend, who is a ski jumper from Norway. How cute is that?!

Why You Should Follow Her: By following Julie on Twitter, you can get to know the entire women's ice hockey team! She is always posting photos of the team hanging out together. The four-time Olympian supports every member of Team USA too, so you can find out exactly what Olympic athletes do when they're not going for the gold!

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